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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1945
Page
5
Athens County will not reimburse residents for precautionary rabies injections after a 1945 ruling. Prosecutor Har old J. Rose cited Ohio law restricting reimbursements to those actually bitten or injured by a rabid animal.
Oscar Fulton was elected secretary of the Athens Retail Merchants Association at a meeting at the Bern Hotel. He succeeds John W. Bolin who resigned after years in that role. Plans for observing V J Day were discussed with plans to be released after other Ohio cities announce theirs.
An old advertisement promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills as a quick aid to digestion by increasing hepatic bile flow. It suggests relief from headachy upset from poor digestion and touts availability at drugstores for 25 percent.
Mr and Mrs E J Dunfee Route Three received a box of souvenirs from their son Corporal Ralph E Dunfee who has been overseas for two years The letters say his happiest overseas moment came in Paris during a pass and meeting a friend George Sanbath The Dunfee family also notes two other sons in service Pvt E W Dunfee at Camp Livingston Louisiana and Pfc John L Dunfee awarded the Purple Heart in the Philippines.
Michael Lucas filed for divorce from Edith Bobo Lucas in Athens County Common Pleas Court charging gross neglect. He states they married in Gallipolis in 1946 and that she enlisted in the Navy while they lived in Cincinnati. He alleges he had no leave until July 1942 and found her with another man upon his return. No children are mentioned.
Francis L. Martin and his brother Joseph P. Martin met aboard the U S S Cree on July 22 near the Philippine coast. Seaman Second Class Martin received discharge papers and heads home with a wife and five children in Dayton awaiting relocation to Camp Atterbury Indiana. Clifford Stump on 30 day furlough from service with overseas time in the European theater reports assignments to Camp Atterbury at month’s end. John Cordray and Dale Scott are at Camp Robinson Arkansas for basic training. Delmar W South returned from Germany aboard the General Bliss July 11 and is spending 30 days with his McArthur area family. Hediantown Gap group Ohioans among the 1944-45 draftees. Clarence E Fair of Athens to New York August 2 for visit with parents. Coxswain William Whitlock returns to Norfolk after eight day leave with wife at Fisher Station. Alfred Cornell admitted to AAF hospital in Miami District. Cpl Robert Phillips returns from overseas, to be processed in Miami Beach for next assignment. Bronze Star, Combat Infantryman Badge and European campaign ribbon with three stars awarded.
Laurel Run The Friendly Neighbors Club met with Mrs Nellie Huddy on Thursday Aug 2 for a social day and potluck noon meal. Lottie Patton received a birthday cake and a club gift while Hattie Patton led a reading and three contests with prizes to Nellie White Margaret Campbell and Marcella Todd. Attendees included multiple families from Columbus and nearby households. The next meeting is a picnic Aug 16.
The Navy asserts the battleship USS Iowa proves its value in modern force projection. Vice Admiral Cochranesays Iowa’s operations against Japan have repaid its $110 million cost and highlighted the need for heavy ships alongside sister vessels New Jersey Wisconsin and Missouri. The ship measures 887 feet in length with a beam over 108 feet.
The report lists service members with new addresses and discharge details. Sgt Douglass H Rabb and family reside in Chattanooga while Rabb serves at Fort Ogilthorpe Georgia. Various veterans including Tom Blick and Robert Murphy are noted with camps, overseas service, and prison camp experiences. The column also mentions travel for family visits and a note on air disturbances explaining non vacuum like air pockets.
Mrs. Emma Dakin aged 76 died Tuesday at the family home 145 High Street. Survived by husband Alpheus Colph and three sisters Mrs Charles Brandie of Chillicothe Mrs W W Hall of Springfield UK and Mrs Frank Barks of Ocean Beach California. Funeral services by Rev R Y Wilcox at 11 Friday morning. Burial in Chillicothe. Visitation anytime after 8 p.m. tonight.
County Auditor Ralph Elliott requests Athens property owners who have not replied to his June 1 letters to provide volume and page numbers from their property deeds. The data will help construct a tax plat for the city to determine property valuations in the current reappraisal, as no usable county record exists.
Mrs. Carme l Webb returns to her farm home with sister-in-law Cyntha Cummings to care for her. Newark Sams and family visit their parents at the Radekins before returning home. Rio Grande College students present a program at Columbia Chapel Church as part of the community series. The Greene Ogdin Castor reunion is set for Aug 12 at Columbia Chapel. Star and Columbia Grange members attend a Star Grange meeting at Laurel with rag sewing activity. Next Saturday the two Granges will perform at Laurel Grange.
Eleven of the Athens County Selective Service Board No. 1 examinees qualified for general military service after pre induction tests at Fort Hayes on August 1. Inductees included thirteen men with ten to the Army and three to the Navy. several names and hometowns appear among the qualified and those inducted into service.
Langsville residents and relatives are mentioned in a string of brief items. William Musser returns from near Camp Blanding Florida with his family. Carl Gordy came home from Germany while visiting his parents. Mont Entsminger visits family in St. Louis. Multiple local trips and family visits are noted along with a few social notices and a farm sale.
The Messenger clarifies a mistaken arrest report where a Helen Long of Athens was misidentified. The real Helen Long, daughter of Mrs. Nellie Long, is a Dayton Air Service stenographer and has not been home for a month. The other Helen Long accused came from Meddarsville and worked in Canton before returning to the city. The 86th Black Hawk Division gains Brig Gen Ridger Gaither as assistant commander to aid redeployment training with officials Patterson and Devers in attendance.
The Matinee Stitchers 4 H Club gathered at Kachelmacher Park on Friday to practice demonstrations for the county contest slated for the Hocking County Fair in September. Members present included Mary Ann Beoughet Barbara Mauk Ruth Summers Janice Sater and others under the guidance of Mary Margaret Myers Julian Richards and the advisor Mrs Ralph Swartz.
A man says he lived ten years with a brick sensation in his stomach due to undigested food. After taking ERB-HELP he felt relief the next day with regular bowels and no gas. The ad claims 12 herbs cleanse bowels and aid liver and kidney function, urging readers to buy at Athens Pharmacy and Betts Nelsonville.
Charles Clifford Hollman of the 12th Infantry Regt in the 4th Division is home on an eighty day furlough from Europe. Charles Chandler of the same regiment and address 128 West Union is also in Athens on a thirty day furlough. Both men worked at The McBee Company before induction Chandler as a pressman and Hoffman in finishing.
Tillsboro reports Highland County AAA payments totaling over 59000 for April May and June. Director FW Glave says 1809 people received checks covering 148653 pounds of milk and 8306 pounds of butterfat.
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